Poland A more mature student scene

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Echo Investment has recently expanded its presence in the student housing sector. We spoke to CEO Nicklas Lindberg about what’s driving this new focus and how the company plans to build a significant PBSA platform in Poland.
What has recently changed on the Polish market that has accelerated the interest in the PBSA sector?We have been active in the residential build-to-rent sector since 2017, when we established the Resi4Rent platform together with Pimco. Initially it was focused on scaling up our PRS operations, but we then decided to enter the student housing segment a year ago. Prior to that, the PBSA market in Poland was simply too small to invest in - the demand didn’t justify the desired scale. For Echo
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schedule 30 July 2025
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schedule 20 July 2025
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schedule 30 July 2025
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schedule 30 July 2025
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schedule 30 July 2025
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schedule 29 July 2025
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schedule 29 July 2025
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schedule 29 July 2025
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schedule 29 July 2025
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schedule 28 July 2025
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schedule 28 July 2025
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schedule 28 July 2025
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schedule 25 July 2025

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schedule 25 July 2025
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schedule 24 July 2025
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schedule 24 July 2025
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schedule 24 July 2025
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schedule 23 July 2025
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schedule 23 July 2025
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schedule 23 July 2025
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schedule 24 June 2025

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schedule 23 June 2025

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schedule 11 June 2025

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schedule 29 May 2025

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schedule 21 May 2025

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